Egg-shipping case.



0. 0.GILBERTSON. EGG SHIPPING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 9,1914.v

Lyf y Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

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'OLE 0. GILBRTSON, OF HAYFIELD, MINNESOTA.

EGG-SHIPPING CASE.

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, OLE O. GILBERTSON, acitizen of the United States, residing at I-Iayeld, in the county ofDodge and State of Minnesota, have in'vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Egg- Shipping Cases; and I do. hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use thesame.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved egg-shippingcase, especially adapted for use in shipping by parcels post;y and tosuch ends, generally stated, the invention consists of the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and definedin the claims In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate theinvention, like characters indicate like parts.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of one cornerof the lower section of the improved case; and Fig. 2 is a verticalsection taken centrally through the egg-receiving pockets, some partsbeing broken away.

l rll`he numerals l, 2 and 3 indicate, respectively, the top, bottom andintermediate sections of the shipping case. Each of these sections ismade up of a plurality of corrugated multi-ply straw boards, ofwell-known commercial form, placed one upon the other,

with the corrugations in alternate straw boards crossed. These strawboards are secured together,' preferably by pasting or gluing one boardupon the other. The division between the top and .intermediate sec`tions of the shipping case is ign'dicated by the line m-oa and thedivision between the bottom and intermediate sections of the case isindicated by the line y-y, as shown in Fig. 2.

Formed in the intermediate case section 3 is a plurality of upper andlower axially alined egg-receiving pockets 4, which coperate withpockets 5 and 6 formed, respectively, in the top and bottom casesections, The egg-receiving pockets 4, 5 and `6 are formed by punchingor cutting out sections of the straw boards. The walls of these pocketsare serrated, andathe teeth 7, formed thereby, directly engage the eggsZ, and yieldingly hold the same within said pockets. The openings in thestraw boards, forming the lower extremities of the egg-receiv-Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led April 9, 1914. Serial No. 830,698.

ing pockets, diminish in diameter, so 'that the eggs are engaged fromend to end by the teeth 7. Obviously, the teeth 7 will bend, to permiteggs of diierent sizes to be placed in the pockets. After the eggs areplaced within the pockets, and the case sections assembled, the same areheld against sliding movement one'upon the other by long wire nails orheaded pins 8 passed through-alined perforations formed in the sectionsof the Case. 9, and tied with a cord, not shown. It is, of course.understood that the improved eggsshipping case may be made in variousdimensions, to receive and carry different numbers of eggs.

What I claim is 1. -An egg-shipping case made up of sections placed oneupon the other. each of said sections comprising a plurality ofcorrugated multi-ply straw boards placed one sections comprising apluralityA of corrugated multi-ply straw boards placed one upon theother and secured together, and cooperating egg-receiving pockets formedin the inner faces of said sections, the openings inthe straw, boards,forming the lower eX- treanities of/sa'id pockets. diminishing indiameter, and the edges of the straw boards, forming the walls of saidpockets, being serrated.

3. An egg-shipping case made up of sections 'placed one upon the other,each of said sections ,pmprising a plurality of corrugated multi-plystraw boards placed one upon the other, with the corrugations ofalternate boards crossed, and secured together, and coperating. eggpockets formed in the inner faces of said sections, the inner edges ofthe straw boards, forming the walls of said pockets, being serrated. andthe openings in the straw boards, forming the lower extremities of saidpockets, diminishing in diameter.

4. An egg-shipping case made up of sections placed one upon the other,each of said sections comprising a plurality of corrugated mu1ti-plystraw boards placed one The case is then wrapped in a paper upon theother, with the corrugations of alternate boards crossed, and securedtogether, coperating egg pockets formed in the inner faces of saidsections, the inner edges of the straw boards, forming the walls of saidpockets, being serrated, and the openings in the straw boards, formingthe lower extremities of said pockets, diminishing in diameter, and pinsholding said sections against sliding movement one upon the other.

5. An egg-shipping case made up of top, bottom and intermediate sectionsplaced one upon the other, each of said sections comprising a pluralityof corrugated multi-ply straw boards placed one upon the other, with

